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I'm planning to build my own Pc, and I can't decide which part(s) should I buy first. I am 15 years old, and have been attached to anything tech related things, I enjoy taking photography, graphic arts, and digital technology classes. I also enjoy gaming, i actually have 100+ steam games.

So, my problem is, I want to build it ASAP since school will start soon but i have limitation when it comes to budget. I've saved up quite a few hundred (CA$250) enough to buy a cpu and motherboard, I've made a list of what i would buy for my pc:

CPU: Intel Pentium g4560
GPU: Gigabyte Geforce GTX 1050
Motherboard: Gigabyte B250
Powersupply: EVGA 430 w1
SSD: ADATA Su800 128gb
HDD: SeaGate Barracuda 1tb
RAM: Ballistic Sport LT 4gbx2
Case: Corsair Carbide 270R

I wanna be able to build this at the end of the year
every month i get $50, and my parents are willing to give me CA$200 to help me with this build, so, what should i buy first? that can make me run the pc ASAP (even without the case)
 
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If I'm understanding you correctly, you want to buy the components piecemeal rather than all at one time. Remember, most components will only have around a 30 day return window to the retailer if one of them is bad. Always best to buy everything at one time. That is, unless you have another machine you can use to test out some items like the gfx card or memory.

Your selection above will make anice budget gamer as well as the ability to handle the other tasks you mentioned. But keep in mind, the B250 chipset does not allow OC'ing if that is something you want to do in the future with a CPU upgrade. That aside, the rig you spec'd out will make a decent 1080p gamer at medium/high settings, maybe high/ultra settings at 720p. The gfx...
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If I'm understanding you correctly, you want to buy the components piecemeal rather than all at one time. Remember, most components will only have around a 30 day return window to the retailer if one of them is bad. Always best to buy everything at one time. That is, unless you have another machine you can use to test out some items like the gfx card or memory.

Your selection above will make anice budget gamer as well as the ability to handle the other tasks you mentioned. But keep in mind, the B250 chipset does not allow OC'ing if that is something you want to do in the future with a CPU upgrade. That aside, the rig you spec'd out will make a decent 1080p gamer at medium/high settings, maybe high/ultra settings at 720p. The gfx card being the weakest link.

Btw, have you priced out a Ryzen 3 1200 or 1300X build yet?
 
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In addition to the the words of wisdom already offered I suggest this https://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817151094 instead of that EVGA. For one it's a better PSU. Secondly you may want to upgrade your parts in the future. The 430W falls short of a some graphic card reqs.. The 520W will allow you to upgrade without having to invest more money in another PSU later.

https://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817139147 a little better than the Seasonic.
 
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Would you recommend anything that would let me oc?

 
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If you want to OC in the future (with a Kaby Lake "K" CPU) you will need a Z270 board. Quite a bit more expensive. That is why I suggested the AMD Ryzen 3. All Ryzen CPUs are unlocked. And the B350 boards allow OC'ing at a smaller price than the Intel Z270 boards.
 
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